The fact that I'd forgotten tells you quite a bit about the movie - as with all the Adam Sandler films I've seen, it's based on a lightweight and pretty daft concept. If it was a crisp, it would be a Quaver. Usually I can happily nibble on Quavers but every now and then they annoy me because they're just not enough like having a real, satisfying crisp. So it is with Sandler films.
Click just about stayed the right side of the line for me, despite essentially fitting into the "hilarious comedy!!" genre that consistently fails to amuse me (I know that some people will watch The Hoff get resized/talk in a funny voice and split their sides, but it makes me feel so...very...tired...). It's quite warm and hard to dislike in places, particularly the scenes with his kids. I also felt they ended up with quite a clever metaphor from what started as a daft idea, and I like the the way the playfulness of the early part of the film morphed seamlessly into something really dark and existentialist by the end. It never quite stops being silly, but it definitely gets reflective.
On a side note, I was troubled by Christopher Walken more than usual in this film. How did his voice get like that? I will be pondering this...
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